Knowledge Lawyer (Professional Support Lawyer) – Private Clients

London
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Private Client Lawyer opportunity to move into Knowledge Lawyer (Professional Support Lawyer) role
London (hybrid)
As a top tiered law firm we would expect that you will likely already be working for a tier 1 or at a high level in a tier 2 firm in the Private Client team. You may be working as a Private Client Lawyer and wanting to move into a Knowledge Lawyer /Professional Support Lawyer role to utilise your Private Client experience within Taxation, Trusts and Succession planning etc. to take your career in a new direction. Undertaking complex, challenging, high-value work and delivering exceptional client service as an expert in firm and to clients.
Budget and managing all of the information around legal training, drafting precedents, answering queries, current awareness (there is work to be done around legal training (there is a lot of training but we’d like to add more structure, answering queries, possibly reviewing precedents (some novel points of law). There is quite a bit of flexibility with the role as per our culture.
The Role:
• Working collaboratively with our Knowledge Counsel and other stakeholders you will develop and implement a Knowledge Plan for Private Clients in the UK and our International clients. You will identify and develop key internal resources and training to support the Business Plans of each of these clients.
• Drafting, checking, maintaining and updating key internal resources e.g. precedents, practice notes, checklists, toolkits, clause banks etc. in line with the Knowledge Plan
• Collecting and reviewing knowledge from other lawyer and making it available through the Knowledge systems
• Working proactively with the Research & Information team to identify resources and develop coherent systems, processes and tracking legal and regulatory developments
• Preparing the annual external training budget in line with the needs of the group and development of appropriate teams/employees
• Preparing regular updates and bulletins on developments in tax, trusts, succession planning
• Arranging Knowledge meetings (the agenda, content, present updates and facilitate Q&A sessions
• Advising and supporting lawyers across practice groups with technical queries and issues, so there is a confident and competent use of internal resources
• Working collaboratively with the Knowledge Counsel to deliver a rolling programme of technical training
Client and Market

  • Identifying and exploiting opportunities to deliver advice and guidance on Private Client legal issues to our clients, through client briefings, client training and other value added services
  • Identifying opportunities to use the firms Knowledge resource to enhance the Firm’s reputation within the market including supporting individuals to develop their profiles as thought leaders. Assisting them with the drafting of sector commentary articles, technical briefings and short online posts, working with our PR team to spot opportunities for thought leadership pieces
  • Supporting the Knowledge Counsel with wider thought leadership initiatives.
  • Leading and contributing to wider Knowledge projects and tasks
  • Other Knowledge-related and Private Client activities as appropriate
    Skills and experience
    An experienced and technically competent lawyer, with 6-7 years+ PQE, experience in taxation, international tax, trusts and succession planning.
    Person
    • An experienced lawyer who is effectiveness in a commercial and pressurised environment
    • Excellent written and spoken communication skills
    • Strong analytical and research skills
    • Excellent drafting skills and the ability to flex easily from client pieces to technical legal documents
    • Ability to inspire confidence at every level of the business
    • A highly collaborative worker
    • Ability to quickly develop own networks and use them effectively
    • Capable and pro-active with the ability to work independently
    • Displays a commercial mindset and the ability to view challenges and change as opportunities arise
    • Ability to relay knowledge and develop the skills of others
    • Commercial awareness, financial acumen and a business-like approach to legal practice
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    About Brimstone Consulting: We specialise in finding highly qualified staff in the following areas: Forensic Accounting & Fraud - (AML/CTF, Investigation, CFE’s etc.); Legal and LegalTech (E-Discovery, Digital Forensics, EDRM); Big Data and Data Analytics- (MI/BI/CI); InfoSec and Cyber Crime; Audit; Accountancy and Finance; FinTech (Payments etc.); Risk - (Credit, Regulatory, Liquidity, Market, Analysts-SAS, SPSS etc.); Compliance/Corporate Governance; IT- (full SDLC- BA’s PM’s , Architects, Developers etc.);
    Brimstone Consulting acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates. Brimstone Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. Due to time constraints we can only reply to applicants that match our clients’ specifications. We may store applications in our cloud storage facilities that may include dropbox.
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